Sentebale Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s New York, New York

Auction: Thu 11 Apr - Thu 25 Apr 2024

1334 York Avenue, NY 10021 Sentebale Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s

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11 - 25 April 2024 | New York | full auction details

Sotheby’s hosts Sentebale’s Benefit Auction, uniting a diverse group of internationally acclaimed artists, including four generations of African talent, whose works reflect themes of resilience, identity, heritage, and power. Through their unique styles and creative expressions, these artists collectively echo Sentebale's mission to work with vulnerable children, young people and their communities to create sustainable solutions that address issues of health, wealth inequity and climate resilience in Southern Africa.

This auction features artists including Outtara Watts whose multimedia paintings incorporate African and Western aesthetics, depicting themes of spirituality and modernity; Yinka Shonibare CBE, renowned for his exploration of colonialism, stereotypes and globalization; Derrick Adams and his multimedia explorations of identity; Nelson Makamo’s vibrant portraiture of African youth; Sedireng Mothibatsela of Botswana and her minimalist, emotive works; Camila Falquez with her fashion and portrait photography that honors the contemporary spectrum of social and gender diversity; and Meshu Mokitimi, the Lesotho-born artist who at 98 years-old continues to create landscape and portraiture work representing his heritage.

Along with Adams, Falquez, Mokitimi, Mothibatsela, Shonibare, and Watts, the auction celebrates the work of Aboudia, Sam Cox aka Mr Doodle, Kareem-Anthony Ferreira, Miranda Forrester, Tadaaki Kuwayama, Chéri Samba, Tariku Shiferaw, and more.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho co-founded Sentebale in 2006 as a response to the needs of children and young people in Lesotho. Meaning ‘forget-me-not’ in the Sesotho language, Sentebale was driven out of a shared love for the country, and in honor of the work of their late mothers. Sentebale symbolizes the organization’s core pledge, to never forget and always advocate for the most vulnerable amongst us.

Sentebale has diligently worked over the last eighteen years in Lesotho and Botswana to implement solutions informed by children, their caregivers and the young people we serve, to address both systemic issues and individual needs of the moment.

Proceeds will support our work, relating to: the care of young people living with HIV/AIDS, addressing mental health issues, career exploration and entrepreneurship, critical life skills and advocacy; and offering vocational training and education opportunities. Most recently we have expanded into the regeneration of landscapes to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change on the natural resources that communities rely on for survival.

Please note that while this auction is hosted on Sothebys.com, it is being administered by Sentebale, and all post-sale matters (inclusive of invoicing and property pickup/shipment) will be handled by Sentebale. As such, Sotheby’s will share the contact details for the winning bidders with Sentebale so that they may be in touch directly post-sale. Should you have any inquiries regarding the auction; please contact sothebysauction@sentebale.org

Sentebale is a UK-registered charity (no. 1113544) and operates in the US as the American Friends of Sentebale Foundation, a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization.

The Sentebale Benefit Auction was made possible by the generosity of Sotheby's. A special thank you to Ayo Adeyinka, Director of TAFETA for his guidance with curating the works.